Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,756, Thomas Goodsell, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
Goodsell Thomas
NUMBER
S. 10756
carded
CONTENTS

Utica 14609 New York
Thomas Goodsell of Onondaga in the State of New York who was a Sergeant in the Com y . commanded by Captain Hudson of the N.Y. commanded by Col Banfield in the Com y time for 10 Months 20 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 68 - Dollars 75 - Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of June 1833. and sent to Michael B. Crary Clinton - Onondaga Co. N.Y.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833. $137 50 Semestral allowance ending 1 st Sep. 1833 - 34 37
$171 87
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 57

Duplicate certificate issued 15 April 1830 and forwarded to Pensioner Utica N. York Lt Col T. Goodell Mar 2, 1841 (Dead.)
Sub H on J. Penning Apl 22. 68

Declaration
By Thomas Goodsell - in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 -
State of New York - § Onida County - p: §
On the thirty first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three - personally appeared before me Nathan Kimball - one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas - in and for the County of Onida - (said Court being a Court of Record by Statute) - at the Town of Herkland - in said County - Thomas Goodsell a resident of Herkland, in said County - aged ninety three years - who being first duly sworn according to law - doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress - passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States - under the following named officers and served as herein stated - That at Washington (then Woodbury) in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut, on the first day of August in the year nineteen hundred, and ninety six - he the said Goodsell - volunteered, in the Company of Infantry - commanded by Captain David Judson - in the Regiment commanded by Col Hinman - or Col Canfield - (that Major Goodsell was attached to said Reg t ) - That he served in said Company - as a sergeant - till the first of October of the year last aforesaid - and was - honorably discharged - at Washington aforesaid -
That in the year nineteen hundred and

Seventy seven - this deponent volunteered as a sergeant in Captain David Judson's company of Infantry - in the first commanded by Colonel Canfield - in the Connecticut line (Col. Mather was the Col.) - and served two and one half months - and was honorably discharged. - That during this term - said company - was on duty in the State of New York - etc.
That at Washington - aforesaid - in August of the year - nineteen hundred & seventy six this deponent volunteered, as a sergeant in the company of Infantry - commanded by Captain David Judson, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Canfield - of the Connecticut line, that said company of Inf y was at Brooklyn - Harlem, &c - during the latter part of August - the months of September & October - three months - and was in October - (tenth) at Washington aforesaid - honorably discharged: -
That in the month of December - in the year nineteen hundred and seventy seven - this deponent was enrolled - in the company of Infantry commanded by Captain [blank] - of the Regiment commanded by Col. of the Connecticut line, and served in said company - till the close of the war of the Revolution - That the said company was employed in the defense of the State of Connecticut - and was liable in readiness to march - when ordered - to any point that should become exposed to the attacks of the enemy - etc - That this deponent was frequently out in said service - That by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory - he cannot swear positively as to the precise

as to the future length of his service but according to the best of his recollection - he served not less than - six months - in said company - under said last named - engagement. and not less than 17 and one half months in the said companies - & in said Regiment herein above named - , amounting - to one year and one half a month - That this deponent served in said service - as herein before set forth - , that this deponent was a sergeant during all of said service.
And this deponent further says - that he was born in East Haver - , in the County of State of Connecticut, in the year seventeen hundred and thirty nine.
That his age is recorded in East Haver aforesaid.
That he lived at Washington aforesaid when he was called into said service. That he lived at Washington - till the year eighteen hundred and one, when he removed to his present place of residence. That he now resides in the Town of Haverland - in said County of Middlesex.
That he volunteered into said service - and mustered by order.
That by reason of old age - &c - this deponent is now unable - more minutely - to state the names of persons - in said service - or the events which there transpired.
That he received no written discharge - & that his discharge is lost. That the Revd. Asahel S. Root - and Eli Bristol. are persons, to whom this deponent is known in his present neighborhood.

to good, and who can testify as to his character for truth and veracity.
We hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension of or gratuity to the present and declare that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to & Subscribed — The day and year aforesaid — Thomas Gove
Nathan Kimball } Judge of Oneida common pleas.
State of New-York
Oneida County — ss
We Asahel S. Norton — a clergyman residing in the Town of Herkland in said County — and Eli Bristol — residing in the same place — hereby certify: That we are well acquainted with Thomas Goodell who has, subscribed to & sworn to the foregoing declaration; That we believe him to be ninety three years of age — or thereabouts; That he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides; To have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
A. S. Norton.
Eli Bristol
Sworn to & Subscribed. This 26 day of Feby — 1833
Nathan Kimball } Judge of Oneida common pleas.
And the said Nathan Kimball one of the judges of the court of common pleas aforesaid — do hereby certify, that it is my opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department, that the above

named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And I do further certify, that it appears to me, that Isabel Deborah Horton - who has signed the foregoing certificate, is an Anglyman, resident in the Town of Herkland in said County, and that Eli Bristol who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Herkland aforesaid, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. I do further certify that Swan T. Dubois the said Thomas Goodsell, is by reason of old age - and infirmity - of body incapable of attending either of the courts of record of this County.
Herkland Feby 27th 1833 State of New York
Nathan Kimball Judge of said court
I George Brown - Clerk of the Court of said County - of said aforesaid - do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding - of the Honble Nathan Kimball Esq one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas - of said County - in the matter of the application of Thomas Goodsell - for a pension. That I am well acquainted with the signature of the said Nathan Kimball Esq - that his signatures - subscribed - to the foregoing affidavit & declaration, are genuine. And I do further certify - that Julius Pond Esq whose signature is subscribed to the affidavit of Eli Bristol herunto annexed - that was at the time - the said affidavit bears date, one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County - That the signature of said Justice is well known to me - That signature subscribed to said affidavit is his free act and deed and genuine.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of our county - this 15 th day of April Jan y 1833
Geo Brown Clerk Jos B. Read Dep. Clk

State of New York Onondaga County — ss.
Eli Bristol of West in said County — being sworn — deposes & says — that he was during the War of the Revolution — a resident of the County of Onondaga — in the County of Litchfield — now New Haven — : That he has been acquainted with Thomas Goodsell — fifty eight years — : That said Goodsell was — during the War of the Revolution — a resident in Washington — in the County of Litchfield aforesaid — that in the year seventeen hundred & seventy six — this deponent was stationed at New York — in Capt Heinemans Company — of Col. Herimans Regt That said Goodsell — was at the time last aforesaid — a private — in Capt Danti Judsons Company of said Regt & stationed — at New York — this deponent believes — six — weeks & rising — : And this deponent further says — that said Goodsell — is a man of veracity. — Eli Bristol
Sworn & Subscribed — This 31 st day of Augt 1832
Deed Trustee of the Peace

24. 641.
To Thomas Goodwell Oneida Co New York.
Arch d L. Library Ag 5 Clinton Oneida Co New York.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Thomas Goodsell, Oneida Co New York.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Ag st 1776 " 2 5 Serg t Col. Hinman Col. Ganfield Maj. Gossel Col. Hudson Col. Ganfield Col. Hudson Col. Morely Col. Ganfield Col. Hudson 93 years Litchfield Oct 60 Conn. Witness Eli Bristol.   1777 " 2 15 "   Ag st 1776 " 3 " "   Dec 1777 " 6 " " Col. Col.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
Mr. A. My Bro.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produces such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deponeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
(j) In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
(k) The notes from (a) to (j) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(l) This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(m) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(n) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Joseph Rowen

Thomas Gorrell. NY. act 7 June 1832 $118 75 per ann
To what time was he last paid? H. G. A.
Pension Office } Paid to 4 th Mar. 1840. April 20 1840 } H. G. A.
Oneida Co.

Before me John Parsons, Justice of the Peace of the City of Utica County of Oneida & State of New York, personally appeared Thomas Goodsell of said City of Utica and being duly sworn testifies & says that his Father the late Thomas Goodsell was a Revolutionary Pensioner and died at his residence in the town of Kirkland in said County of Oneida on the 20 th day of June 1840 Sworn before me March 24 1848. John Parsons Justice of the Peace of Oneida County
Hon J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Please pay the Hon. Timothy Jenkins the balance what ever is the Balance due on the Pension of the late Thomas Goodsell of Kirkland Oneida County State of New York for the year 1842 Thomas Goodsell his at law of the Goodsell deceased

County of Onondaga State of New York ss.
On this 6 th day of April 1836 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Onondaga personally appeared Thomas Goodsell who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain David Judson in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Skinner in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the pension Roll of the State of New York that he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War, which certificate on or about the 30 th day of September 1834 at or near the village of Clinton in the town of Tiverton and county of Onondaga he lost, and which after the most diligent search & enquiry he has not been able to find - he prays a new certificate may be granted him and forwarded to the care of his son Doctor Thomas Goodsell, Utica in said county of Onondaga.
Thomas Goodsell
Sworn & subscribed to before me the day & year aforesaid.
James Dean J.P.
State of New York ss. County of Onondaga ss.
On this seventh day of April 1836, before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Onondaga, personally appeared Thomas Goodsell Esq., M.D. of the city of Utica in the said county, with whom I have long been well acquainted, and whom I certify to be a gentleman of veracity, who, being duly sworn, on his oath deposes & declares, that he well knows the Thomas Goodsell who subscribed

his name & was sworn to the foregoing af- fidavit to be the same person described in such affidavit.
Thomas Goodall Jr.
Sworn & subscribed to before me this day & year aforesaid.
James Dean W.P.
State of New York, County of Onondaga, ss:
I, John D. Leland, clerk of the said County of Onondaga, hereby certify, that James Dean before whom the two foregoing affidavits, one of Thomas Goodall & the other of Thomas Goodall Jr., were taken, is a Justice of the Peace in & for the said County duly sworn & qual- ified to act as such Justice; also that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said James Dean and do hereby be- lieve that the name "James Dean" sub.

scribed to the journals respectively attached to the said affidavits is in his proper hand writing. I further certify that the term of office of the said James D. Dean as such Justice of the Peace commenced Jan. uary 8. 1834, and will expire December 31. 1837. — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal this 7 th of April 1836.
John D. Leland Clerk By Ambrose Knapton Deputy

W Mar 1. 1874
W.
J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Sir
Utica Feb 23 1841
Thomas Goodsell late a Revolutionary Pensioner of the town of Herkford County of Oneida State of New York since last June being entitled to pension from 4 March previous — will you be so kind as to inform me what is necessary to be done in the premises to obtain (at least expense) the small amount due for the moiety of his semi-annual stipend and oblige his son & your humble serv t
J. L. Edmonds Esq r Commissioner of Pensions
Thomas Goodsell

Thomas Goodsell, Supt. Oct June 7 th 1832, Albany Agency at $68.75 per ann.
Yes what time was he last paid?
3 rd Auditor
Treasury Office
Sept 14 th 1836
R.B.
Paid at N. York City to 4 March '33
" " Oct 1 st to 4 Sept. '34.

APR 13 Mr. Martin
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions. Washington City.

Thomas Goodall
New York
for
New Can

Reborn
10756
INVALID.
On
No. 10,756
Thomas Gaddell
Sergt Genl War.
Act: June 1 st 82
Box:—Vol. A Page 145
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1936-July 21- This to Mrs. L. A. Baldwin re letter & reply in case of divorce Goodall - B & H 40602-160-05-06